Saguaro blooms brighten the desert
Saguaro blooms have popped up all around Tucson, and we aren't mad about it.
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Sabino Canyon saguaro
A blooming saguaro in Sabino Canyon with more buds waiting to open.
Blooming saguaro and ridge
A blooming saguaro in Sabino Canyon with a ridge of the Catalina Mountains in the background.
Multiple blooms
A saguaro with multiple blooms in Sabino Canyon.
Blooms and buds
Saguaros with blooms and many buds in Sabino Canyon. -- Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Blooming saguaro
Some saguaros are blooming at Pima Prickly Park. — Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Saguaro and ocotillo
A blooming saguaro with an ocotillo in bloom nearby.
Bees and blooms
Bees visit the blooms of a saguaro cactus.
Bee and bloom
A bee visits a saguaro in the Catalina Foothills. Some saguaros oddly bloomed just five months ago.
Brilliant bloom
A saguaro produces a brilliant bloom in the Catalina Foothills in mid-April 2018. -- Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Blooms in the foothills
A saguaro blooming in the Catalina Foothills on April 12, 2018. -- Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Saguaro and ocotillo blooms
A saguaro blooming in the Catalina Foothills on April 12, 2018, ocotillo blooms nearby. -- Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Saguaro in bloom
A saguaro blooming in the Catalina Foothills on April 12, 2018. -- Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Saguaro blooming in foothills
A saguaro blooming in the Catalina Foothills on April 12, 2018. -- Credit: Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star
Blooming saguaro
This saguaro is in the Catalina Foothills. While full bloom usually arrives in May, the blossoms often start in April.
Saguaro blooms
A saguaro blooming in the Catalina Foothills on April 12, 2018.
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